WTF... overwatering?

petert

petert

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I'm not a new grower by any means, but I don't get what's going on with this plant. All my other plants get the same nutes and watering and are arching up into the sunlight.
Half the plant looked droopy yesterday, so I thought maybe I had somehow missed watering part of the plant. They're in 100 gallon fabric pots.. so I watered it some more thinking they're in fabric pots it'll just run through if it's too much.
Today the whole plant looks
 
Dutchieman420

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petert said:
I'm not a new grower by any means, but I don't get what's going on with this plant. All my other plants get the same nutes and watering and are arching up into the sunlight.
Half the plant looked droopy yesterday, so I thought maybe I had somehow missed watering part of the plant. They're in 100 gallon fabric pots.. so I watered it some more thinking they're in fabric pots it'll just run through if it's too much.
Today the whole plant looks
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Looks?!
 
Dr.Botany

Dr.Botany

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Is it a different strain??

That doesnt look so good, my dude
It does look like a case of underwatering though, with a little to much heat maybe?
 
petert

petert

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Dr.Botany said:
Is it a different strain??

That doesnt look so good, my dude
It does look like a case of underwatering though, with a little to much heat maybe?
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That what I thought too..but I have 15 other plants pretty much the same size doing great.
It's 90 degrees in the greenhouse it's been hotter and it's been fine. Yesterday when this started it was 80 in the GH
 
eddy600

eddy600

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looks dry to me also.In hot weather some plants use a lot more water than others.I have three plants in a greenhouse and water them all at separate times using a moisture meter to determine when.
 
Hammerhead571

Hammerhead571

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I would think shes thirsty as well. It can also be from over watering. If its form to much water she should perk back up when she starts drinking up the excess water. Under watering she will not perk back up until water is given. I would wait a day with no more watering ad see.
 
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petert

petert

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GrowGorilla said:
To me it looks thirsty... Does the soil feel dry down to the knuckle?
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No. Soil feels fine. Since there in fabric pots ima keep watering cause it's not over watered for sure.. the soil is the same as all the others too. Gets sprayed once a week with Green Cleaner like all the others too

It's pretty bizarre.
 
OrganicGorilla

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petert said:
No. Soil feels fine. Since there in fabric pots ima keep watering cause it's not over watered for sure.. the soil is the same as all the others too. Gets sprayed once a week with Green Cleaner like all the others too

It's pretty bizarre.
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Yeah that is weird man. Hope you figure it out
 
petert

petert

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I've pulled leaves from three sections and not bugs. I had russets last year and this isn't Russet for sure. This plant looked completely healthy yesterday morning and now looks to be on deaths door!
Not sure I can risk giving it till morning. If it had something that can spread, I need it out of there.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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Check the base of the stalk for damage. If no damga there or the rest of the plant, water real good.

If you chronically under water soil can become hydrophobic. Peat is the worst for it. Put a drop or two of soap in your water to break water tension.

Water more than once when you water. Water once lightly and then again in a few minutes real good.
 
petert

petert

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Dr.Botany said:
How much do you water that 100 gallon?
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It's not scientific. I have 18 plants in my greenhouse all in 100 gallon soil savers. I water in about 4 gallons or so to all plants then look to see that I've saturated the weed barrier on the floor. Any plants that don't have a wet ring I give more water.
Some of my plants are 4 1/2 feet tall a and as wide as the pot, and some are 6 1/2 feet + and wider.. so they get different amounts.
 
petert

petert

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MjMama said:
It could be fusarium wilt or something along that line. A fungal or bacterial infection can enter the stem or root system and cause sudden wilting of a healthy plant.
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It must be something along that line. I've now read up on Fusarium and the one thing I've done in the past week is introduce a gardening tool from outside my greenhouse to level out some of the soil in the pots.
The stem looks fine, but I'm going to local some roots and look for discoloration.
 
Dutchieman420

Dutchieman420

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whitebb2727 said:
Check the base of the stalk for damage. If no damga there or the rest of the plant, water real good.

If you chronically under water soil can become hydrophobic. Peat is the worst for it. Put a drop or two of soap in your water to break water tension.

Water more than once when you water. Water once lightly and then again in a few minutes real good.
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God watering techniques are def underestimated I agree fully with your method but I wanna add that's slow steady watering works great too same jars used for curing can be good to help slow yourself down
 
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